Renewables – Nov 17
Caltech’s Nate Lewis: Look to the sun
California fighting global warming with technology, greenbacks
China powers ahead on renewable energy
Renewable Energy
Renewables – Nov 13
Al Gore, Bill Joy see green economy powered by Silicon Valley
Prospectors claim stretches of ocean, hoping to harness wave energy
Geothermia revisited
US wind power installations to rise 63% in 07
Biofuels – Nov 13
In farm belt, ethanol plants hit resistance
Québec backing away from corn ethanol
The human cost of bio-fuels
Biofuel boom on Deconstructing Dinner
Energy bill to sacrifice renewables
Last Thursday, Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid said that they would jettison the renewable energy provisions in both the House and Senate versions of the 2007 energy bill in the interest of passing a bill before the Thanksgiving recess begins on November 17.
United States – Nov 11
The economic consequences of Mr. Bush
In the bond market, a bleak prognosis for Iraq
A sick graph: energy research expenditure vs cost of the Iraq war.
Climate – Nov 8
Rush to palm oil and biofuels in Indonesia threatens climate
Climate change a public health issue
CO2 for cooling not so bad
Focus on James Hansen (bio and ideas)
Online James Lovelock talk
Food & fuel – Nov 6
King Corn – ‘delightful documentary’
Monbiot: Western appetite for biofuels is causing starvation
Biofuel boom: greenwashing and crimes against humanity
Technology – Nov 2
“Scrubbing bubbles” made by bacteria may solve energy crisis
Power from the final frontier
The greening of Google
California to rule on fate of EVs
Renewables – Nov 2
Bill McKibben: What rhymes with waste-heat recovery?
Kenyan slum saves trees, cleans streets with big trash oven
How to build a local energy economy
Mammoth wind farm slated for S. Dakota
Viability of Antarctic windfarm
‘Wall of money’ set to flow into Asian renewable energy
Food & agriculture – Oct 30
Official UK study: organic really is better
Poor outlook for grain stokes fight over biofuels
Uganda ‘averts tragedy’ with reversal of decision to clear virgin forest for biofuel
Renewables – Oct 30
Devotee of solar energy gets a shot at respect
WSJ rates the players in the environmental gold rush
Energy industries – Oct 30
Dark side of a boom town (Alberta tar sands)
The iconic and ironic rural electric co-op
Opposition takes on coal plants
Rise in heavy oil refining could boost demand for hydrogen
